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State in Germany, 1192 to 1806 For the Swedish car manufacturer, see Koenigsegg.
Lordship (Barony) of KönigseggHerrschaft (Freiherrschaft) Königsegg
1192–1622
Coat of arms of Konigsegg Coat of arms
StatusLordship
CapitalAulendorf
Historical eraMiddle Ages
Early modern period
• Lordship 1192
• Raised to barony 1470
• Partitioned to create
    Aulendorf and
    Rothenfels

1622
• Raised to
    imperial estate 		1629
• Inherited by
    Aulendorf 		1663
• Rothenfels sold to
    Austria
1804 1622
• Mediatised to
    Württemberg
1806
Preceded by Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
Kingdom of Württemberg

Königsegg was a state in the southeastern part of what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It emerged in 1192 as a lordship and was raised to a barony in 1470. It was partitioned in 1622 between itself, Königsegg-Aulendorf and Königsegg-Rothenfels.

In 1629, Königsegg was raised to an imperial estate and became a member of the College of the Counts of Swabia at the Reichstag. With the extinction of its male line in 1663, it was inherited by Königsegg-Aulendorf.

In 1804, Königsegg sold Rothenfels to Austria. In 1806, the Rheinbundakte mediatised Königsegg to the Kingdom of Württemberg. Today, the Counts of Königsegg still reside at Königseggwald Castle in Swabia and at Halbturn Castle in Austria.

Geography

Königsegg was named after Königsegg Castle, which was located in Königsegg, today part of Guggenhausen. As of 1806, it consisted of two isolated parts, one around Königsegg and one around Aulendorf.

The state had no cities; its capital was Aulendorf. It was bordered by the County of Scheer, the Mainau Commandry of the Teutonic Order, the Abbacy of Weingarten, the Principality of Fürstenberg, the Abbacy of Schussenried, the County of Waldburg and Austria.

In 1806, Königsegg had an area of about 160 km (62 sq mi) and a population of about 3000.

Location of Königsegg (GFT.KÖ., centre of image, with exclave to north-west, in pink) from Droysens Allgemeiner Historischer Handatlas, 1886
Coat of arms of Königsegg, Scheibler Wappenbuch, 1450–80

Lords of Königsegg (1192–1470)

  • Berthold I of Fronhofen (1192–1209)
  • Eberhard I (1209–1228)
  • Unknown
  • Eberhard II (1239–1268) with...
    • Berthold II (1239–1251)
  • Eberhard III (? – 1296)
  • Ulrich I (? – 1300)
  • John I (1300 – ?)
  • Ulrich II (? – 1375) with...
    • Henry with...
    • Berthold III (? – 1370) with...
    • Ulrich III
  • Ulrich IV (? – 1444)
  • John II
  • John III
  • Marquard (? – 1470)

Barons of Königsegg (1470–1663)

  • Marquard (1470–1500)
  • John IV (1500–1544)
  • John Marquard (1544–1553) with...
    • John James (1544–1567)
  • Marquard IV (1567–1626) with...
    • George II (1567–1622)
  • John William (1626–1663)

Gallery

References

  • Media related to Königsegg at Wikimedia Commons
  • Köbler, Gerhard (2007). Historisches Lexikon der deutschen Länder (7th ed.). Munich. ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Königsegg and Königsegg-Aulendorf articles.

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